Question 1

Who is the current Prime Minister of the UK?

Accepted Answer

Keir Starmer is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having taken office on 5 July 2024 following Labour's landslide victory in the 2024 general election.

Question 2

How many NHS patients are waiting for treatment in the UK?

Accepted Answer

The NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting list has exceeded 7 million patients in recent years. The 18-week referral-to-treatment standard has not been consistently met. See our NHS waiting list tracker for the full historical breakdown by Prime Minister.

Question 3

What is UK net migration?

Accepted Answer

UK net migration rose to a record high of 764,000 in the year to June 2023 according to ONS data, before beginning to fall. Every Prime Minister since David Cameron has pledged to reduce net migration — none has brought it close to the 'tens of thousands' target. See our migration tracker for the full breakdown.

Question 4

What is the current UK inflation rate?

Accepted Answer

UK CPI inflation peaked at 11.1% in October 2022 — a 41-year high — before falling back toward the Bank of England's 2% target. Our inflation tracker shows every PM's record since 1997 against the official target.

Question 5

How does Did They Deliver track Keir Starmer's pledges?

Accepted Answer

Did They Deliver tracks Keir Starmer's key pledges made before and since taking office in July 2024, categorising each as Kept, Broken, or Partial based on publicly verifiable data from ONS, NHS England, and Parliament.uk. We apply the same methodology to all Prime Ministers regardless of party.

Question 6

What is the average UK house price?

Accepted Answer

The average UK house price is approximately £285,000 according to ONS/Land Registry data, up 63% since 2010 and representing a price-to-income ratio of 9.1x — the worst affordability in 40 years.

Question 7

Did Boris Johnson keep his promises?

Accepted Answer

Boris Johnson made major pledges including 'Get Brexit Done', 40 new hospitals, 50,000 new nurses and levelling up. Brexit was delivered but multiple hospital and nurse targets were not met on schedule. Our tracker scores Johnson's overall promise-keeping record across all tracked pledges.

Question 8

What is the UK terrorism threat level?

Accepted Answer

The UK national terrorism threat level is set by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) and published by MI5. It ranges from Low to Critical. The current level is shown on the Did They Deliver dashboard. Visit mi5.gov.uk for the authoritative and always up-to-date figure.

Question 9

Which political party has broken the most promises?

Accepted Answer

Did They Deliver's independent tracker applies the same methodology to every party. Across all tracked PMs, both Labour and the Conservatives have broken more pledges than they have kept. The dashboard shows the full breakdown by party and by individual Prime Minister.

PM comparison — broken vs kept pledges

UK Political Accountability Dashboard — Did They Deliver?

What We Track

Current UK Political Situation

UK Political Accountability Dashboard — Did They Deliver?

What We Track

Current UK Political Situation

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